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« on: August 03, 2026, 18:14:05 »
A 30 minute watch...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzM1hpnXux4

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« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2026, 19:03:30 »
which you won't get back ever!
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« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2026, 20:51:24 »
To parody the 'A' Team (remember them?), it's great when a plan doesn't come together.
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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2026, 00:13:52 »
There's also a monorail in at least one of the national grid electricity tunnels under London. The main reasons are the distance and lack of access shafts, and saving of time. There is an IanVisits article about this.
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One thing I have never found out is whether this has any use for pulling new cables into place when a cable is to be added or replaced. And I expect there are similar things hiding in other big bits of linear infrastructure.
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2026, 08:46:40 »
Great video ...the moment at the end 26 mins in or thereabouts made me think of Dr McCoy's ' It's life Jim, but not as we know it !', Absolutely fascinating from start to finish.
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